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1970's-present. Instruments: Drums
FlyGuitars Probably the best known of your bands was Alvin Lee's Ten Years Later: Alvin Lee, guitar; Tom Compton, drums; Mick Hawksworth, bass; (and sometimes) Bernie Clarke, keyboards. You had played with Tom previously in the Human Orchestra. How did that lead to Ten Years Later? MH Tom got the gig first. Tom's a very aggressive, very ...
Lee also recruited the powerhouse drummer, Tom Compton, who would later become Johnny Winter's longest serving drummer. The trio would release two albums, 1978's Ride On and Rocket Fuel the following year, while touring extensively throughout Europe and the United States.
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Winter chose to record the album with his live band at the time, consisting in Jon Paris on bass and harmonica and Tom Compton on drums. He chose, however, to retain Ken Saydak on keyboards from his time with Alligator.